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Shane.I got tired of rebuilding multi-step form logic from scratch, so I built FormTrek
Every project I've worked on that needed a multi-step form ended up the same way: a tangle of...
nareshipmeSyncing Controlled Inputs with External State in React (Without useEffect or setState-in-render)
Syncing Controlled Inputs with External State in React (Without useEffect or...
Alex Spinov Vercel AI SDK Has a Free API — Here's How to Build AI Apps with Streaming
The Vercel AI SDK is a TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. It provides unified...
Alex Spinov LlamaIndex Has a Free API — Here's How to Build RAG Applications in TypeScript
LlamaIndex is a data framework for building RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) applications. The...
Alex Spinov Zod Has a Free API — Here's How to Validate Everything in TypeScript
Zod is a TypeScript-first schema validation library. It lets you define schemas once and get both...
Alex Spinov Vitest Has a Free API — Here's How to Test JavaScript at Blazing Speed
Vitest is a Vite-native testing framework that is compatible with Jest's API but runs 10-20x faster....
Alex Spinov Next.js Has a Free API — Here's How to Build Full-Stack React Apps with Server Components
Next.js 14+ brings React Server Components, Server Actions, and the App Router — enabling full-stack...
Alex Spinov Electron Forge Has a Free API — Here's How to Build and Distribute Desktop Apps
Electron Forge is the official toolchain for building Electron apps. It handles scaffolding,...
Alex Spinov TypeORM Has a Free API — Here's How to Build Type-Safe Database Queries
TypeORM is a feature-rich ORM for TypeScript and JavaScript that supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite,...
Alex Spinov TanStack Table Has a Free Headless Table Library — Here's How to Use It
AG Grid is $1,000+/year. Built-in HTML tables have no sorting or filtering. TanStack Table gives you...
Alex Spinov Payload CMS Has a Free TypeScript-First Headless CMS — Here's How to Use It
Strapi uses JavaScript and has quirky APIs. Directus wraps existing databases. Payload CMS is built...
Alex Spinov Mantine Has a Free React Component Library — Here's How to Use It
Material UI is heavy. Chakra UI is dropping. Mantine is the rising star — 100+ hooks and components,...
Alex Spinov Resend Has a Free Email API for Developers — Here's How to Use It
SendGrid's API is clunky. Mailgun is complex. Resend is a modern email API built by developers, for...
Alex Spinov Drizzle Kit Has Free Database Migrations — Here's How to Use It
Prisma Migrate is tied to Prisma. Raw SQL migrations are error-prone. Drizzle Kit generates SQL...
Alex Spinov Vanilla Extract Has Free Zero-Runtime CSS — Here's How to Use It
CSS Modules are safe but untyped. CSS-in-JS is typed but ships runtime. Vanilla Extract gives you...
Alex Spinov Panda CSS Has a Free Zero-Runtime CSS Engine — Here's How to Use It
Tailwind is utility-first but string-based. Styled-components is type-safe but ships runtime JS....